Rijeka, Vol. 15 No. 1, 2010.
Preliminary communication
A tribute to the research of the life and work of Prof. Dr. Sc. Radule Butorović (1918–2003)
Mario Dagostin
; Rijeka, Hrvatska
Abstract
Radule Butorović from the area of Nikšić, Montenegro, had to interrupt his studies in Belgrade in 1941 due to Nazi-fascist occupation and break of Kingdom Yugoslavia. He returned to his native land and became an active leader in anti- fascist uprising, he was captured, sentenced to death, taken to concentration camps in Italy where he participated in camp rebellion. He joined the Overseas Brigade of National Liberation Army and Resistance Movement of Yugoslavia. He returns and participates in the war as the offi cer of Dalmatian Brigade in battles for liberation of parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lika, Croatian and Slovenian coast, including Trieste and area around Isonzo river up to 1945. He remained in Istria and Rijeka area until the 50’s and then he completed the High Military Academy and faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade. He retired as a colonel. He acquired his doctorate degree in Ljubljana with the thesis on Rijeka in National Liberation War. He lectured at colleges and universities. He has spent his last decades in Rijeka. He published numerous papers and books.
Keywords
Radule Butorović; Second World War; National Liberation Army; Rijeka
Hrčak ID:
55398
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Publication date:
28.6.2010.
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